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Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the slim majority, said the never-presented evidence "would not have changed the result.“

The sentencing judge has now stated under oath that if she knew about Landrigan\'s brain damage, fetal alcohol syndrome, genetic predispositions and parental abandonment, she would not have sentenced him to death.

Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the slim majority, said the never-presented evidence "would not have changed the result.“

The sentencing judge has now stated under oath that if she knew about Landrigan\'s brain damage, fetal alcohol syndrome, genetic predispositions and parental abandonment, she would not have sentenced him to death.

"Jesse has a 5th grade reading level but he comprehends what he reads at only the 3rd grade level. He is at the educational level of an 8 year old….He does have FAS. As a result of that, he does have significant executive functioning deficits. His verbal skills are such that apparently those deficits are masked to a large extent to those who don\'t know him or don\'t have a better understanding of what those deficits are….

“I am persuaded that evidence in this case reflects that Jesse does not have the capability to meaningfully assist his attorney in his own defense due to his executive functioning deficits as a result of FAS, and that based on that he would not be competent to assist in his own defense in this matter….I do not see any ability to restore competency given the nature of the disability."

"Well, I’ll be honest with you when we went in deliberation with that PET scan and all that computerized stuff they did, I said \'I felt like I’d been dazzled by brilliance and baffled with b.s. That’s how I felt.”